Novelas y relatos de Learning To Love Yourself

Ibig sabihin may pinagmanahan pala talaga siya. “You don’t have to change yourself, son. Let love accept your true personality. Mas lalong mahirap na mabulag siya ng kasinungalingan at sa huli iwan ka rin niya kapag nalaman niya ang totoo tungkol sa’yo. And it’s important to open up yourself, lessen the pride and stop battling with yourself. You’ll die a loner like me if you won’t do it. Love is acceptance, love forgives your mistakes and love makes you reveal who you really are. And I believe that you are a good person.” Patuloy pa nito na pinakinggan lang niya.

"He needs structure to build his life on, and that structure needs to include self-love, so doing things that he personally love. Hindi iyong nagpapadikta siya sa iba... and then of course prayer, where he receive love from God." Tama naman. Kung ipipilit mo iyong hindi naman dapat parang niloloko mo lang ang sarili mo. Hindi ka magiging masaya sa ganoong buhay. "Kaya huwag mong sisihin ang sarili mo, hindi mo kasalanang minahal ka niya. Instrumento ka para mahanap niya ang sarili niya."

You don’t need someone to make you whole because you can do it by yourself. Repeat after me. I can buy myself flowers, I can love myself better, I can take care of myself than anyone. I can go everywhere, buy myself everything I want. Doing everything makes me happy. I love myself better than anyone. I don’t need someone’s love. Me is enough. Love yourself better. “Your worth is not determined by another person.” “What if dumating iyung right time? The right person.”

Naiiyak na naman ako lalo na ng makita ko sa mga mata nito ang sincere. "Hindi mo kaylangang itali ang iyong sarili sa isang katotohanan na hindi naman pwede. Kahit na anong gawin mo kung talagang hindi kayo para sa isat isa hindi talaga magiging kayo. Learn to love yourself first. Hindi naman kasi kaylangang magmahal agad para lang mawala ang sakit na ginawa sayo ng ex mo. Unahin mo muna ang sarili mo before anything else," paliwanag pa niya. Nakikinig ako rito at hindi ko na naman namalayang namalisbis na naman ang aking luha.

Nang parang may naisip na siya, tumingin siya ulit sa akin through screen, na parang nagpapahanda sa lahat ng bibigkasin niya pang salita. "At constant times, we have to make protecting ourselves one of our top priorities. There are many people you love and who bring you joy, but who exactly is it that you love and who brings you happiness? this is except for us lang okay? Isipin mo, nobody cares about you, so don't bother them. You understand? Try not to wait for them to change and love you again daily. Self-love should prioritize any effort to love someone else. This is valid behavior. Love will hurt you, but you'll find strength." Her words have left me speechless. My face is not only fil

I ask sunod-sunod dahil gusto ko na ring tapusin ‘to dito. “Magkaiba ‘yon, Selene!” she yelled again. “Pareho lang ‘yon, Luna,” I yelled back. “Love isn’t always about other people. Love can’t be forced, love is letting go, love is letting someone they love be happy, love is growing up, Luna. Love is loving yourself. Paano ka magmamahal ng iba kung hindi mo kayang mahalin ang sarili mo? Grow up. Hindi mo nga kayang mahalin ang sarili mo. Paano ka pa kaya mamahalin ng ibang tao? Damn, Luna! This is fvcking fvck.”

Nagulat nalang ako nang dahan-dahan niyang hawakan ang magkabila kong pisnge upang punasan ang luhang natuyo bago ako nagawang ngitian dahilan para bumalandra sa akin ang dimples niya. "You know what, loving yourself is the most important thing in the world." He smiles and caresses my hair, "And learning to appreciate yourself is what makes you who you are." Waylen added along with his soothing voice. Parang may kung anong bumabara sa lalamunan ko nang sabihin niya iyon bagay ng sunod-sunod na paglunok ko. "But in order to do that, you have to reflect on yourself. You have to freshen your mind and understand every situation in your life." He continued causing me to bring back all the worst p

So many doubts and so many possibilities. I must focus on some self-love. Mahalin mo muna ang sarili mo bago mahalin ang iba. Ito ang dapat kong gawin. Ilang ulit akong bumuntong hinga at umiling. I really doubt myself for that. Parati na lang ako nangangamba na baka hindi ko na naman sundin ang isip ko at muling magwagi ang puso ko. A decade or so has passed yet you feel the connection.

‘Yung tipong uubusin mo lahat ng meron ka para sa kanya dahil sa susunod na pagmamahal mo, you will never look at love the same way again. You’ll learn. You’ll grow. Because you’ll realize that loving someone and giving them your all means losing yourself in the process. You’ll learn not to become independent to someone who’ll still leave in the end. You’ll learn that being in love doesn’t just mean all about your feelings. It also means putting other’s feelings first before yours. And you’ll realize that stupidity. “Kahit ilang bote pa ng brandy ang inumin mo, hindi niyan magagamot ang sugat sa puso mo, Leon.”

She's still pouting. "Nakakainis kasi. Para bang lagi na lang nilang kinukuwestyon ang nararamdaman ko." Hinaplos ko ang mukha niya bago ko hinalikan ang kaniyang noo. "People will always think ill about you, because they love to see you suffer. So, Love, don't ever let them win against you. If they think that way, let them be..." "Eh paano ka?" she cut me off. "Gusto ko lang naman na magmahal pero bakit mali pa ito sa paningin ng iba?"